ISLAMABAD: Masood Sharif Khattak, who on Friday formally announced to
join Pakistan Tehrek-e-Insaaf (PTI), was blamed for corruption in the
past.
He was imprisoned in 1996 by the government of Farooq
Ahmad Khan Leghari charged for launching widespread wiretapping against
government officials.
Released in 2000, he unsuccessfully
contested as a Pakistan Peoples Party candidate the 2002 general
elections from Karak. He resigned from the PPP in 2007 after he raised
objections on National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO). When Benazir
Bhutto signed NRO, he had written an open letter against it which was
published in media. He remained member of PPP CEC for 10 years.
According
to sources, Khattak was allegedly arrested along with foreign currency
hidden in cases when his house was raided in Islamabad after ousting the
PPP government in 1996.
Masood Sharif also tried his best to join PML-N but could not succeed as Farid Toofan and Rahmat Salam Khattak were his rivals. Online
